Benedek Tasi, a recent postgraduate student in Infobionics Engineering MSc, and György Cserey, Vice Dean for Innovation of Pázmány Péter Catholic University are in the September issue of the National Geographic with their newly developed robotic hand.
In our daily rush, we aren’t so conscious of sketching a shopping list or short message on a postcard. But when did you write longhand the last time? If you’re a typist, do yourself a favour and take a look at these key benefits of handwriting. Pick up a pad of paper and a pen to take some handwritten notes!
Water matters, mainly in our nearly future, and experts say this century is the century of waters. Flooding, dry soil, extreme weather, untreated sewage…so many challenging circumstances but Hungarian water industry experts have numerous solutions. Let’s look around their innovations.
The Centre for Internationalization and Connections (CIC), University of Pécs has launched a unique promotional campaign that focuses on increasing the international visibility of the university.
As the last part of our alumni interviews you can read the story of Basak Dilara Özdemir-Lakatos, who is a former student of Liszt Academy and a brilliant pianist and composer. She also works at the Hungarian State Opera, where she accompanies the ballet dancers on the piano. In this interview formerly made by the Tempus Public Foundation’s International Alumni Team she talked about the beginnings, the challenges and why she loves Hungary so much.
Seven Hungarian universities are listed on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking, which is one of the most influential university rankings in the world. On the list, which is led by MIT, Stanford and Harvard, the best positions amongst Hungarian universities were taken by the University of Szeged and the University of Debrecen.
Hungary has a thriving startup ecosystem with a wide range of educational institutes and a large pool of highly skilled developers. Several innovative mobile apps have been created in this vibrant tech scene in the fields of health, tourism, design or city life, just to name a few.
Ferenc Liszt, the pianist virtuoso and composer is among the most influential artists in the world: his play was fabled throughout the world in the 19th century, his works are essential to understand classical music and his legacy have changed music education forever.
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Japanese-Hungarian diplomatic relations, Hungary received 20.000 books in the framework of the Honno Kote Project from Kagoshima county.
Tivadar Vida, professor of archaeology at Eötvös Loránd University, is one of the principal investigators of the research project exploring the early medieval population of Europe, which won a grant of €10 million.